Ah, Sara Jean Underwood. I fell in love with her in her first Playboy appearance, which was a college girl issue - Girls of the Pac-something-or-other (I don't know NCAA conferences). Then she became a playmate and got fake boobs. Aftermarket boobs are a bit of a deal-killer for me.

zerkalo:And yet, it was highly anticipated. Back in the days before home video, the internet, misc. Back when you had to hope for a revival at the theater. And we knew we had to wait for a year and a half for the next installment (which was more bad-ass than we could have imagined). So remember that before you slag on it.

but, yeah, it sucks balls

Before the internet, I had started to think that the Star Wars Holiday Special didn't really exist, and that I had imagined the whole thing as a child (I think nobody mentioned it out of embarrassment), so it was kind of nice to find out that I wasn't crazy.

Bloody Templar:The Stealth Hippopotamus: stuhayes2010: Rocky Horrow is in the So Bad it's good zone?

yes, yes it is.

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Ah, Sara Jean Underwood. I fell in love with her in her first Playboy appearance, which was a college girl issue - Girls of the Pac-something-or-other (I don't know NCAA conferences). Then she became a playmate and got fake boobs. Aftermarket boobs are a bit of a deal-killer for me.

I'm sure she's heartbroken about this.

On Fark's more, umm, adult oriented picture site there's a great little video posted yesterday or this morning of her doing Yoga. Worth a check-out. Obviously, like everything on foobies, it's WAY NSFW.

It will air on ABC Family as part of "25 Days of Christmas" within 5 years.

/suck it, George, you took the money

This ... is actually a pretty good prediction. I'd never really thought about it, but with Lucas out of the way, the odds of getting things that SW fans have always wanted (and Lucas never wanted) -- a good DVD transfer of the non-SE original films, a release of the Holiday Special, etc. -- is higher than it's ever been.

It will air on ABC Family as part of "25 Days of Christmas" within 5 years.

/suck it, George, you took the money

This ... is actually a pretty good prediction. I'd never really thought about it, but with Lucas out of the way, the odds of getting things that SW fans have always wanted (and Lucas never wanted) -- a good DVD transfer of the non-SE original films, a release of the Holiday Special, etc. -- is higher than it's ever been.

he will never let that thing out of the vault. guaranteed. i would wager that an original broadcast print doesn't even exist any longer.

PizzaJedi81:The Stealth Hippopotamus: PizzaJedi81: I'd make her join the Dark Side, if ya know what I mean, and I think you do.

IYKWIMAITYD

That doesn't spell anything! I hate when I dont get the joke....

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I'd hold her like I did by the lake on Naboo, if ya know what I mean, and I think you do.

/she's into handcuffs, ya dig?

just because i am far more interested in stories about when you may have or may have not first seen the SWHS and not so interested this morn is SW cheesecake shots, can we get off of the "i'd hit it" stuff and talk about the special? just saying, I can google "slut dressed as Padme" all day but I don't often get to have a discussion about the worst thing that ever came out of the star wars universe.

It will air on ABC Family as part of "25 Days of Christmas" within 5 years.

/suck it, George, you took the money

This ... is actually a pretty good prediction. I'd never really thought about it, but with Lucas out of the way, the odds of getting things that SW fans have always wanted (and Lucas never wanted) -- a good DVD transfer of the non-SE original films, a release of the Holiday Special, etc. -- is higher than it's ever been.

I'm not sure on some of the details of the Disney deal. Does Disney now own the distribution rights for the existing movies and the Holiday Special? Or are the movies still the property of Fox, and the TV properties (Holiday Special, Ewok movies, Droids, etc), still owned by their respective networks? I thought Disney only owns the rights to the Star Wars IP, not the existing media.

I remember watching it on TV when is aired. I was 10 and anything Star Wars was worth killing for. I remember having to watch this on a 13" with broken rabbit ears so the picture was snowy. I remember thinking in my 10 year old brain "WTF is this schitt?" Other than that the cartoon was cool.

frepnog:just because i am far more interested in stories about when you may have or may have not first seen the SWHS and not so interested this morn is SW cheesecake shots, can we get off of the "i'd hit it" stuff and talk about the special? just saying, I can google "slut dressed as Padme" all day but I don't often get to have a discussion about the worst thing that ever came out of the star wars universe.

NeoCortex42:frepnog: a discussion about the worst thing that ever came out of the star wars universe.

At least the Star Wars Holiday Special is well-known. It's not just bad, it's infamously terrible. The Ewok Adventures movies just kind of...exist. Nobody even gives a crap about those.

the Ewok things are bad, but they aren't torture to get thru. Hell, kids might even watch them. I just never really "got" the SW holiday special. Who thought that it was even remotely airable? Wht kid wanted to watch Bea Arthur warble thru a terrible song in a cantina? What kid cared if Art Carney sold crap in a galactic Dollar General? And who in the living shiat came up with the wookie family sitting around talking to each other with no interpretation whatsoever? Of all the turds that have passed thru the anus of Star Wars, the holiday special is certainly the most pungent.

NeoCortex42:I'm not sure on some of the details of the Disney deal. Does Disney now own the distribution rights for the existing movies and the Holiday Special? Or are the movies still the property of Fox, and the TV properties (Holiday Special, Ewok movies, Droids, etc), still owned by their respective networks? I thought Disney only owns the rights to the Star Wars IP, not the existing media.

My understanding of the deal is that Disney owns everything LucasFilm owns.

The only thing that LucasFilm does NOT own is the distribution rights to Episode IV, that's FOX.

Since LucasFilm was built on the steal of a deal that GL made with FOX back in '77. In exchange for waiving any pay or compensation for making Star Wars, he got complete spin-off, merchandising, and sequel rights in perpetuity. FOX would have the complete rights to distribute the actual "Star Wars" film itself.

Every time A New Hope is re-released, it's by FOX and LucasFilm jointly, because LFL can't release it on its own. Everything else is pure Lucas.

At the time, FOX thought it was an incredible deal, because they were getting the movie made without having to pay the director. They figured he might sell a few T-shirts or something, but movie merchandising and spinoff/sequel rights were just plain not highly regarded in the mid 70's.

Silverstaff:At the time, FOX thought it was an incredible deal, because they were getting the movie made without having to pay the director. They figured he might sell a few T-shirts or something, but movie merchandising and spinoff/sequel rights were just plain not highly regarded in the mid 70's.

That deal is probably the one that made studios sit up and take notice of sequel and merchandise rights. Heck, nowadays merchandising is probably worth more than the regular box office take if there's a sufficient tie in with kids' toys (exhibit A: Cars).

Silverstaff:NeoCortex42: I'm not sure on some of the details of the Disney deal. Does Disney now own the distribution rights for the existing movies and the Holiday Special? Or are the movies still the property of Fox, and the TV properties (Holiday Special, Ewok movies, Droids, etc), still owned by their respective networks? I thought Disney only owns the rights to the Star Wars IP, not the existing media.

My understanding of the deal is that Disney owns everything LucasFilm owns.

The only thing that LucasFilm does NOT own is the distribution rights to Episode IV, that's FOX.

Since LucasFilm was built on the steal of a deal that GL made with FOX back in '77. In exchange for waiving any pay or compensation for making Star Wars, he got complete spin-off, merchandising, and sequel rights in perpetuity. FOX would have the complete rights to distribute the actual "Star Wars" film itself.

Every time A New Hope is re-released, it's by FOX and LucasFilm jointly, because LFL can't release it on its own. Everything else is pure Lucas.

At the time, FOX thought it was an incredible deal, because they were getting the movie made without having to pay the director. They figured he might sell a few T-shirts or something, but movie merchandising and spinoff/sequel rights were just plain not highly regarded in the mid 70's.

Okay, that makes sense.

Has there been any update on Lucas' plan for a new live-action television series since the Disney deal. Judging by Disney's enthusiasm over a movie or two every year, I would think they would fast-track any television idea and put it on ABC.

NeoCortex42:Has there been any update on Lucas' plan for a new live-action television series since the Disney deal. Judging by Disney's enthusiasm over a movie or two every year, I would think they would fast-track any television idea and put it on ABC.

Dude, it's been what, a month or so? It takes longer than that to get something moving. Even if there's word of something in the works, it takes time to get actual motion.

Personally, I doubt we'll hear much about much of anything resulting from the purchase until late next year.

akula:NeoCortex42: Has there been any update on Lucas' plan for a new live-action television series since the Disney deal. Judging by Disney's enthusiasm over a movie or two every year, I would think they would fast-track any television idea and put it on ABC.

Dude, it's been what, a month or so? It takes longer than that to get something moving. Even if there's word of something in the works, it takes time to get actual motion.

Personally, I doubt we'll hear much about much of anything resulting from the purchase until late next year.

I'm not expecting an air-date for the premiere, or anything like that. I just figured with how vocal their plans have been for moving forward with the film series, they may have mentioned the television series since Lucas has been bringing it up periodically for the past couple of years.